Gray Peterson
Member
Lemme say from the outset that I don't like the idea of registration. A lot of people are angry and upset at registration staying in the bill. Lemme give you a real life example of how this bill could have helped.
About 5 or so years ago, Angel Shmaya, the founder of KeepAndBearArms.com was arrested for possessing unregistered pistols in Michigan without going through a safety inspection. The previous law could have put in prison for over a YEAR (he possessed several pistols) due to the 90 day sentence possibly running consecutively. He plead out.
If the same thing happened in January of 2009, he would have been fined $250 in CIVIL FINES for each pistol. He would have never been subjected to any sort of jailtime whatsoever, and he would not have lost his handguns.
I don't see how this is a downside. Granted, the registration still exists. It sucks that it does. Given the above facts, what did we really lose with this bill?
About 5 or so years ago, Angel Shmaya, the founder of KeepAndBearArms.com was arrested for possessing unregistered pistols in Michigan without going through a safety inspection. The previous law could have put in prison for over a YEAR (he possessed several pistols) due to the 90 day sentence possibly running consecutively. He plead out.
If the same thing happened in January of 2009, he would have been fined $250 in CIVIL FINES for each pistol. He would have never been subjected to any sort of jailtime whatsoever, and he would not have lost his handguns.
I don't see how this is a downside. Granted, the registration still exists. It sucks that it does. Given the above facts, what did we really lose with this bill?